Cocaine trafficker poses for shameless last selfie outside court …
A cocaine trafficker[1] took a selfie with friends in her last moments of freedom before “her comeuppance” as she was locked up[2] as part of a multi million pound drugs racket.
Jaymie Dawson, 28, shamelessly posed for the image with two family friends during a lunch break at Manchester Crown Court as she and other members of her gang awaited sentencing.
Shortly afterwards she was jailed for four and a half years having been found guilty of conspiracy to supply class A drugs.
Alongside the image she uploaded to Facebook[3], Dawson wrote: “Last bevvy and a pizza before I get my comeuppance.
“Big love to everyone who’s stood by me and supported me. It is what it is.”
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The gang was caught and jailed by Greater Manchester Police (
GMP)
Dawson, of Shaw, near Oldham, Greater Manchester was held after a major police investigation nicknamed Operation Glory which targeted a drugs gang based in Bury.
She stashed drugs at her home and sent bulk texts out daily to customers, including ‘New gear in for xmas! Absolute stocked the f..k up so all hours.’
Others read: ‘Beltin deals still on aswell’.
Police found the message on her mobile phone following a series of synchronised raids in June 2021 in which a cannabis farm of 18 plants was discovered.
The gang’s ringleader Daniel Degisi, 27, of Bury was jailed for 11 years and eight months after police said he had masterminded the supply of cocaine in wholesale amounts through a drugs line that operated across the North West of England through a network of street dealers.
Dawson was jailed after police discovered a number of cannabis plants (
Jaymie Dawson/ Cavendish Press (Manchester) Ltd)
The gang was jailed for a total of 45 years (
Jaymie Dawson/ Cavendish Press (Manchester) Ltd)
Det Sgt Matthew Whittaker from Greater Manchester Police[5] said: “The severity of these offences should not be underestimated, and the quantities of drugs we are talking about here are beyond substantial. The removal of these individuals will have a discernible difference on the streets of Greater Manchester.
“Drugs have devastating impacts on communities and are often a catalyst for serious crime due to drug disputes, and today’s sentencings are another step forward in disrupting serious, organised crime and removing dangerous individuals off our streets.
“A lot of work goes on behind the scenes on a daily basis to tackle organised crime, but information from the public plays a really important part in our investigations.
“We would always encourage the community to come to us with any suspicions or information they have concerning drug supply in their area. We will act on it.”
Zach Hall, 28, was jailed for nine years and four months, Michelle Richardson, 38, was jailed for five years and four months, Richard Cranston, 55, was jailed for six years and Hamza Iftikar, 23, of Bury, was jailed for four years and nine months.
All were found guilty of conspiracy to supply class A drugs.